Academic Programs
- Graduate Degree Program in Spatial Sciences
- Graduate Certificate Program in Spatial Sciences
- Undergraduate Degree Program in Spatial Sciences
FRSC 652: Advanced Topics in GIS also cross-listed as BAEN 652
Description: The objective of this course is to give students a greater understanding of advanced GIS topics. Knowledge gained in this course will give students the tools required to solve complex natural resource issues. This will be accomplished by providing experience in spatial analysis, environmental modeling, and geostatistical analysis. Students will also be exposed to internet based mapping - a technology used to disseminate spatial data.
Prerequisite: FRSC 461/651, equivalent course, or instructors approval.
Offered: Every spring.
Class Web Site: http://ssl.tamu.edu/frsc652
FRSC 653: Computer Programming for Natural Resources Applications
Description: This course is intended for graduate student with little or no previous experience with formal programming languages. Students entering graduate-level remote sensing and GIS programs come from a wide array of undergraduate programs, many of which require only the completion of a computer literacy course for graduation. To make maximum use of any type of analytical software often requires that the user "think outside of the box" - that they coax programs into doing things that the designers of the program had not thought of or had chosen not to include. Also, even when the desired functionality is included with the software, it is often necessary to perform the same task on many different objects. The ability to automate such repetitious and tedious tasks often results in substantial increases in efficiency (and coincident decrease in tedium and boredom).
A macro is a program, often a very small program, that is written to run from within a larger program package. At this time Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is the macro programming language of choice in a large number of program packages. This includes most Microsoft products, ArcGIS, and ERDAS. In time, this may change and other languages may come to dominate. That won't matter - once you have learned one programming language it is easy to pick up another because the concepts are the same in all languages.
Prerequisite: FRSC 461/651, equivalent course, or instructors approval.
Offered: Every spring.
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